Goji Labs

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Haystack

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Haystack is a next generation Dating App offering engagement and fun beyond a swipe.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Goji Labs to accomplish?

• Improve sign up flow
• Clarify user experience
• Add new compelling features

SOLUTION

How did you find Goji Labs?

Clutch Site

Why did you select Goji Labs over others?

Great culture fit

How many teammates from Goji Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Goji Labs assembled a dynamic team of ui/ux professionals + coders + business analysts to review my app and improve it conceptually, aesthetically, and even down to the code level.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

My app is much better positioned to find an audience and scale its growth given the improvements that our engagement with Goji Labs yielded.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Goji Labs was very responsive to my needs and concerns. Our conversations were regular, and occurred in a variety of channels. Everything was very professional.

What was your primary form of communication with Goji Labs?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

There was a high level of enthusiasm on the part of the Goji team for the success of my app and the engagement that felt refreshing and different from the by-the-numbers treatment I've gotten from other agencies

Are there any areas for improvement or something Goji Labs could have done differently?

There were minor misunderstandings that arose along the way. I suppose I wish those hadn't happened but we're all human and the way everything was handled was professional and respectful.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Senior Director for Digital Strategy of America Media

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

National religious media

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Goji Labs to accomplish?

• Plan and develop our first app

SOLUTION

How did you find Goji Labs?

• Referral
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Goji Labs over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Submitted best proposal

How many teammates from Goji Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

• Product competitive and comparative research (strategy) 
• Design and user experience 
• Development Quality assurance and testing 
• Technical delivery 
• Post-launch updates and improvements over time

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

If the content, which previously existed in a disparate, unorganized state on our website, would be presented in a clean, simple, intuitive and attractive manner. We built this app to increase user engagement with a section of our content offerings to add value to their existing subscription.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

I couldn't speak more highly about their project management. Deliverables were on time, over expectations. We were working across several time zones, and yet they adapted to our needs throughout the project.

What was your primary form of communication with Goji Labs?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The quality of the work and people. Goji Labs put thought and strategy into every step of the process. They were invested in the goal of the project, not just the spec.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Goji Labs could have done differently?

Nope!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Ceo of a social networking company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Dating app

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Goji Labs to accomplish?

• Develop a dating app
• UX/UI

SOLUTION

How did you find Goji Labs?

Clutch Site

Why did you select Goji Labs over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Goji Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

I hired goji to design and develop a location based dating app

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Goji labs completed design and development

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The team worked efficiently and has been available to communicate quickly using slack

What was your primary form of communication with Goji Labs?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

All of their employees were passionate about creating a great app. The project manager and UX/UI designer have really impressed me and they were the main people I’ve been in communication with. The owner, David, is a very smart and knowledgeable person and it’s been a pleasure working with this company

Are there any areas for improvement or something Goji Labs could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the PMM of a transportation company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Engineering and manufacturing services for transportation industry

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Goji Labs to accomplish?

• New app design
• Design system

SOLUTION

How did you find Goji Labs?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Goji Labs over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Goji Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

1. Establish a UI style guide for new business unit - Shall accommodate existing ConMet Digital branding: logo, colors, fonts, existing custom iconography and iconography style 
2. Create a mobile app wireframe for a new mobile app - Compatible with both mobile and tablet view - Any and all design elements defined by segments of code shall be executable within and/or compatible within a React Native framework - 

The resulting app will be offered at a minimum for both Android OS 7 and iOS 15 - App shall accommodate potential telematics partner marketplaces

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Notion project webpage, figma boards for each key milestone, moderated usability test report, information architecture, and design system in Figma.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Daily engagement, immediate response, weekly project timeline and spend updates

What was your primary form of communication with Goji Labs?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their flexibility, organization, and documentation throughout UX creation and UI design process were impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Goji Labs could have done differently?

Better explanation of project hours and expense tracking in SOW

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Global Chief Commercial Officer of Raddison Hotel group

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Radisson Blu is an international chain of upscale hotels. Its hotels are mainly in major cities, key airport gateways, and leisure destinations. Radisson Blu has roots dating back to the opening of the SAS Royal Hotel in Denmark in 1960 and was the world's first designer hotel.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Goji Labs to accomplish?

• Creation of UX Design

SOLUTION

How did you find Goji Labs?

• Clutch Site
• Other

Why did you select Goji Labs over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Goji Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

They produce a quality UI Design.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

They delivered great and beautiful UI/UX Design. They follow our project sample.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

• Their project Managements Deliver the project on time.
• They respond perfectly well to all our needs

What was your primary form of communication with Goji Labs?

• Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

• Quality Delivery.
• Good Relationship

Are there any areas for improvement or something Goji Labs could have done differently?

Goji Labs should improve in the time of their delivery.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of an information technology company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Picture menus and social recommendation for restaurants.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Goji Labs to accomplish?

• Add in social features
• Redesign the app

SOLUTION

How did you find Goji Labs?

Online Search

Why did you select Goji Labs over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from Goji Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We asked them to redesign the UI of our app initially. Then we asked them to help us build out onboarding and social features within the app.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We saw massive growth in our app downloads and usage after the redesign.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

I have very high expectations for this and they met my expectations consistently. They were on time, easy to work with, flexible, and extremely well organized. It has been rare in my experience to find a vendor like this.

What was your primary form of communication with Goji Labs?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Extremely well organized and thoughtful about their work. It is sometimes difficult to find an agency with people who genuinely care about a project and think through everything, but they lived up to my expectations,.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Goji Labs could have done differently?

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Capi Design.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

My company is ui ux agency. We provide design services to clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Goji Labs to accomplish?

design website

SOLUTION

How did you find Goji Labs?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Goji Labs over others?

High ratings

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Design a website like Upwork marketplace

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Build a good design

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

yes, they're good.

What was your primary form of communication with Goji Labs?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their design; I love their design.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Goji Labs could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO of huupe a sports tech company making the world's first smart basketball hoop.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Goji Labs, and what were your goals?

Custom mobile and product frontend. This included both design and several development cycles for our produce and user experience.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Goji's Previous work, both design and implementation. The sales guy will eat tacos with you.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

They built the product as we asked.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

5-6 people joined in with the development and design of this product. We had web dev, mobile dev and Linux developers all lend a hand. Goji had the talent to step in when new and interesting problems presented themselves.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The mobile app looks good and our device connected with it well.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Product manager was hands-off for most of the time as per my request. Their project manager was responsive when I needed him and their staff augmented my team well.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their breadth of technical experience and knowhow.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

More cats, my main dev only had 2 cats. They were cute.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the COO of a sports stock market.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Goji Labs, and what were your goals?

We hired them initially to overhaul the UI/UX of our app, and then had them assist in the development of the app, too.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Great reviews, spoke with the team, knew they saw our vision and felt almost as excited about what we were building as we did.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

They designed and developed our app. They created product roadmaps (figma), conducted user testing/feedback, and then implementation.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

4 people. One designer, one designer/developer, two developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The app has since been launched and has been met with great success. For example, we have reached Top 25 in sports apps on the App Store.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We used Slack and Notion, had scheduled calls every week, and were in near constant communication discussing deliverables, feedback, etc.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They were always humble, excited, and friendly. It was a joy working with them.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Nope! Great experience.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a contract front-end web developer for a company developing software solutions for HR and Finance.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Goji Labs?

The company had an email form that needed to send the collected data to an API endpoint using the Wordpress platform.

What were your goals for this project?

Since I am unfamiliar with the technology and terminology, I was looking for someone who could guide me through the process as well as completing it.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommended by a mutual friend and after an intro call I was comfortable that they could complete the project and it would fit in with their schedule. I did talk to a couple other companies but was happy with the communication from Goji labs.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They found a contact form plugin that could be extended to include API post information and configured with the details from the client to collect the necessary information needed as well as adding styling the form to match the rest of the site.

What was the team composition?

I communicated directly with David of Goji Labs on the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The site just launched and is still in Beta mode so no information to share yet.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was effectively arranged over email.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was impressed with the communication and the personal touch. They made sure that we were happy with the work.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I would have liked an overview of the work completed and what was added for my own education but not sure if it would be necessary for other projects.